Out in April, it's the second full-length to come from the London duo, AKA Matt Benyayer and Thomas Edwards, following their 2014 debut LP Imagin. Othona sees the pair incorporating "contemporary techno, classic electronica and their roots in British bass music," with a hands-on, hardware-heavy approach, drawing on their experience playing live. The photos and field recordings, captured at "isolated structures within different landscapes," were key elements of inspiration, in particular those from their visits to Bradwell-On-Sea, a small village in Essex and the site of an ancient (and now mostly eroded) Roman fort called Othona.

The album will be available on vinyl, CD and digital formats, with artwork from Harry Cresswell. Before its release in April, a single, Kilter / Acacia, lands on March 17th. Though neither track appears on Othona, the label says they were "recorded from the same time period."

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Matt Benyayer and Thomas Edwards together make up the London based production duo Dark Sky. Having grown up together, Dark Sky formed in 2009 out of a mutual love for the ever evolving London electronic music scene, a love that the pair have always reflected through not only their DJ sets but also their productions.
Fast forward a few years and the London based duo have repeatedly toured the globe, remixed the likes of
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